In this article, you'll learn how to manage your site's global "community" nomenclature and date-and-time format. Both of these actions are performed on the Global Settings page, in the Admin interface.

1. In the Admin Toolbar, click Admin.

2. Navigate to Settings > General.

Manage community nomenclature

By default, the term "community" is used in Higher Logic sites to refer to groups of users belonging to your organization's chapters, associations, etc. Many sites feature several communities, each dedicated to a specific group, topic, etc..

If needed, you can update this "community" label to something more appropriate for your organization (e.g., some clients prefer the term "groups" instead of "communities").

To do so:

1. Click Edit in the Community Term area.
2. Enter your desired singular, plural, and possessive community nomenclature.
3. Click Save.

What impact does changing this nomenclature have?

Except in areas like your navigation menu and Page Designer, where titles may use the old terminology (you'll need to update those manually in Page Designer), this nomenclature is updated across your main site (and any Microsites). Refer to the two images below for an example.

Before

The image below showcases the default "community" nomenclature:

After

We decided to use "group" instead.

NOTE: You'll notice the Communities navigation item and All Communities page title remain unchanged, as these will need to be manually updated in Page Designer.

Manage the date & time format

Date and time stamps display in various areas across your site (and any Microsites), including discussion posts and library entries. In addition, your site's configured time zone impacts some functionality, like discussion emails and email automation delivery, so it's important to set the correct time zone.

To do so:

1. Click Edit in the Date and Time Format area.
2. Select a time zone, date format, and time format from their associated menus.
3. Click Save.